Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities - Eldorado, IL.

Methadone maintenance is a form of treatment for clients in Eldorado who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This form of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the overall concept is that people are no longer engaged in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction due to the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same neurons in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so effective as a replacement for heroin and other prescription opioids.

Patients enrolled in methadone maintenance have to dose daily to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically burdensome, but some people feel it is a better option than a heroin addiction. However, those beginning methadone maintenance should know that methadone detoxification is known to be far more difficult than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are some detox programs that will not take methadone maintenance clients because detoxification can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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